Isle of Man TT Records and Stats

IOM TT: Records and Stats

With 110 years of racing at the Isle of Man TT, it’s no surprise that there’s a wealth of records that have been set. Check out exclusive guide with all your need-to-know stats…

Top 25 Fastest Riders – Solos

Ever since the Isle of Man TT got underway in 1907 milestones have continually been achieved, none more so than in the outright lap record.

Bob McIntyre recorded the first 100mph lap in 1957 with John Williams (1976) and Steve Hislop (1989) breaking the 110mph and 120mph barriers respectively.

It was John McGuinness who had the honour of breaking the 130mph barrier in 2007 and although speeds have levelled out somewhat in recent years, an impressive 20 riders are now members of the ‘130mph Club’ with the latest additions being Josh Brookes and Martin Jessopp in 2017.

McGuinness held the outright lap record from 2004 until 2014 when Bruce Anstey set the first ever 132mph+ lap only for the Morecambe man to reclaim it in 2015 with a lap of 132.701mph.

John McGuinness

Dunlop breaks 133mph barrier

However, with some superb weather, 2016 saw some sensational speeds by Michael Dunlop as he became the first man to break the 133mph barrier and also the sub-17m barrier. The Ulsterman recorded no less than four 133mph+ laps, two in the Superbike and two in the Senior, almost lapping at 134mph in the latter as the Mountain Course narrowly missed out on becoming the fastest road race circuit in the world currently in use.

Ian Hutchinson also lapped at more than 133mph and whilst Dunlop set three out of the six best ever sector times, Hutchinson took two of them and in the Superstock class too as opposed to the Superbike class.

The ideal lap – combing the six best sector times ever set – now stands at 16m48.656s (134.662 mph) with Dunlop’s outright lap record just 5.273 adrift.

Riders

Machine

Race

Time

Speed

1.

Michael Dunlop

1000 BMW

2016S

16m53.929s

133.962

2.

Ian Hutchinson

1000 Kawasaki

2016S

17m00.384s

133.115

3.

John McGuinness

1000 Honda

2015S

17m03.567s

132.701

4.

Peter Hickman

1000 BMW

2016Su

17m05.390s

132.465

5.

James Hillier

1000 Kawasaki

2015S

17m05.779s

132.414

6.

Guy Martin

1000 BMW

2015S

17m05.907s

132.398

7.

Bruce Anstey

1000 Honda

2014Su

17m06.682s

132.298

8.

Conor Cummins

1000 Honda

2015S

17m10.822s

131.797

9.

David Johnson

1000 BMW

2015S

17m12.165s

131.595

10.

Dean Harrison

1000 Kawasaki

2016S

17m15.570s

131.163

11.

Michael Rutter

1000 BMW

2016St

17m15.924s

131.118

12.

Gary Johnson

1000 Kawasaki

2016S

17m17.291s

130.945

13.

Josh Brookes

1000 Norton

2017S

17m17.778s

130.883

14.

William Dunlop

1000 Superbike

2014S

17m18.016s

130.853

15.

Lee Johnston

1000 BMW

2015St

17m18.037s

130.851

16.

Cameron Donald

1000 Honda

2013Su

17m19.007s

130.729

17.

Martin Jessopp

1000 BMW

2017S

17m19.609s

130.653

18.

Steve Plater

1000 Honda

2009S

17m20.91s

130.490

19.

Keith Amor

1000 Honda

2011S

17m23.41s

130.177

20.

Dan Kneen

1000 Honda

2015S

17m24.827s

130.000

21.

Ryan Farquhar

1000 Kawasaki

2010St

17m25.77s

129.883

22.

Steve Mercer

1000 Honda

2016Su

17m30.299s

129.323

23.

Dan Stewart

1000 Honda

2013Su

17m32.299s

129.077

24.

Adrian Archibald

1000 Suzuki

2009Su

17m33.88s

128.993

25.

Derek Sheils

1000 Suzuki

2017S

17m34.732s

128.780

Su = Supbike, S = Senior, St = Superstock

Top 10 Fastest TT Newcomers

It was back in 2004 when Guy Martin became the first newcomer at the TT to break the 120mph barrier, the Lincolnshire rider smashing the previous best mark of 116.65mph with his lap of 122.10mph.

Since then, an additional 38 newcomers have broken the 120mph barrier and Martin’s lap stood until 2007 when British Champion Steve Plater raised the bar to 125.808mph. Like Martin, Plater scored a best result of seventh in his debut year.

Plater’s mark stood for an impressive six years with the late Simon Andrews just coming short in his first island appearance in 2011. It was left to Josh Brookes to take over the accolade in 2013 with the Tyco Suzuki rider lapping at 127.726mph in the opening Superbike race. Inclement weather in practice meant the Australian had limited track time and he would probably have gone quicker in the Senior had it not been for mechanical trouble on the opening lap.

Steve Plater

Brooks vs Hickman

Many thought Brookes’ lap would stand for some time but it only lasted 12 months before another British Superbike Championship regular, Peter Hickman, took over at the top. Like Plater and Brookes, Hickman’s research and dedication to learning the 37 and ¾-mile course left no stone unturned and he posted a best lap in excess of 129mph and he’s since become the fourth fastest rider of all time with a 132mph+ lap in 2016.

Michael Booth was the fastest newcomer at TT2016 with his best lap of 122.597mph seeing him just fail to break into the top ten in 11th overall and although there were only three newcomers in 2017 (who only competed in the Supersport and Lightweight races), Adam McLean’s lap of 120.644mph made him the fifth fastest newcomer ever on a 600cc machine

Riders

Machine

Time

Year

1.

Peter Hickman

1000 BMW

129.104

2014

2.

Josh Brookes

1000 Suzuki

127.726

2013

3.

Steve Plater

1000 Yamaha

125.808

2007

4.

Simon Andrews

1000 BMW

125.134

2011

5.

Keith Amor

1000 Honda

124.856

2007

6.

Horst Saiger

1000 Kawasaki

123.846

2013

7.

David Johnson

1000 Honda

123.838

2010

8.

Martin Jessopp

1000 BMW

123.474

2014

9.

Derek McGee

1000 Honda

122.898

2015

10.

Gary Johnson

1000 Yamaha

122.859

2007

Ian Hutchinson and Guy Martin, 2006.

Laps at 120mph plus

It’s now almost 30 years since the first 120mph lap was recorded with Steve Hislop going in the record books forever with his feats of 1989. Since then, a whopping 206 riders have lapped at more than 120mph, 5 new riders achieving this feat in 2017, and now, the likes of John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey can lap at more than 120mph in every racing lap they complete, even when time is added for pitting for fuel.

McGuinness has comfortably set more 120mph+ laps than any other rider with 253 being recorded over a 17-year period. Anstey is next up but over 30 laps behind although he’s achieved his figure in two less years than McGuinness.

Ian Lougher, who made a brief return to the TT in 2016 after a three-year absence, still occupies third overall with Guy Martin close behind in fourth. His inactivity has allowed fifth placed Ian Hutchinson to close right up although, as mentioned above, his tally would be a lot higher had it not been for missing a number of years.

Again, Michael Dunlop’s placing in sixth is impressive due to his considerably shorter career and the same applies to James Hillier who remains in seventh overall after TT2017.

Bruce Anstey breaking records…

Riders

Laps

1.

John McGuinness (2002 – 16)

253

2.

Bruce Anstey (2004 – 17)

222

3.

Ian Lougher (1998 – 16)

184

4.

Guy Martin (2005 – 15)

178

5.

Ian Hutchinson (2004 – 17)

176

6.

Michael Dunlop (2009 – 17)

171

7.

James Hillier (2009 – 17)

8.

Conor Cummins (2007 – 17)

154

9.

Gary Johnson (2008 – 17)

154

10.

Michael Rutter (2007 – 16)

144

Laps at 125mph plus

The late David Jefferies set the first ever 125mph+ lap of the Mountain Course back in 2000 with John McGuinness joining him in 2002. Since then, the latter has been the dominant force of the TT races and its little surprise to see him at the top of this particular chart.

With Guy Martin absent in 2016, Bruce Anstey has now moved up to second overall, becoming the third rider to post more than 100 racing laps in excess of 125mph although a disappointing year in 2017 for the Kiwi has seen Michael Dunlop close in.

He’s now up to third overall, four behind Anstey, an impressive feat given he didn’t set his first 125mph+ lap until 2009. That puts him five ahead of Ian Hutchinson, the latter’s number also particularly impressive given how many years he lost due to injury.

With 125mph+ laps now being recorded regularly in the Supersport class as well as in the three 1000cc races, the top riders are now lapping in excess of 125mph as many as twenty times during the course of race week. However, the poor weather of 2017, and cancellation of the second Supersport race and reduction in laps in the Senior, meant the highest number of 125mph+ laps this year was just 12 by Peter Hickman.

Rider

Laps

1.

John McGuinness (1999 – 16)

143

2.

Bruce Anstey (2002 – 17)

114

3.

Guy Martin (2005 – 15)

106

4.

Ian Hutchinson (2006 – 17)

105

5.

Michael Dunlop (2008 – 16)

110

6.

James Hillier (2009 – 16)

85

7.

Gary Johnson (2008 – 17)

79

8.

Connor Cummins (2007 – 17)

75

9.

Michael Rutter (2007 – 17)

78

10.

William Dunlop (2010 -17)

70

Laps at 130mph plus

As mentioned, it was John McGuinness who set the first ever 130mph lap, fittingly in the Centennial event of 2007, and the Morecambe Missile continued to lead the way for having posted the most 130mph+ laps under racing conditions up until 2016.

His injury-hit year of 2014 allowed Michael Dunlop to close in and although he suffered his own trials and tribulations in 2015, the Northern Ireland rider joined McGuinness at the top of the pile. However, with Dunlop back to his scintillating best in 2016 and 2017, he’s now taken over outright with six more 130mph+ laps than McGuinness, the latter missing the 2017 event entirely due to injury.

After TT2017, Ian Hutchinson moved up to third overall having overhauled Bruce Anstey who’s now been caught by James Hillier, the latter recording six 130mph+ laps in 2017 as opposed to Anstey’s one. Despite being absent in 2016 and having a disastrous 2017, Guy Martin remains in sixth overall but he’s only just ahead of Dean Harrison, Conor Cummins and Peter Hickman, the last-named having recorded the most 130mph+ laps in 2017 with nine.

Rider

Laps

1.

Michael Dunlop (2010 – 17)

39

2.

John McGuinness (2007 – 16)

33

3.

Ian Hutchinson (2010 – 17)

30

4.

Bruce Anstey (2011 – 17)

25

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James Hillier (2013 – 17)

25

6.

Guy Martin (2011 – 15)

19

7.

Dean Harrison (2014 – 17)

17

8.

Conor Cummins (2009 – 17)

16

=

Peter Hickman (2015 – 17)

16

10.

Michael Rutter (2013 – 17)

15

11.

Gary Johnson (2011 – 16)

7

12.

Lee Johnston (2015 – 16)

6

13.

Cameron Donald (2012 – 13)

5

=

David Johnson (2015 – 17)

5

15.

Steve Plater (2009)

4

=

William Dunlop (2013 – 14)

4

17.

Dan Kneen (2015 – 17)

3

18.

Josh Brookes (2017)

2

19.

Keith Amor (2011)

1

=

Martin Jessopp (2017)

1

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Leading winners – Solos (8 wins or more)

When Joey Dunlop took his 26th and last TT win in 2000, many thought that total would never be beaten, especially as it was 12 more than anyone else had at the time and that figure was greater going back to those riders that were still competing.

However, records are there to be broken and the form of John McGuinness has allowed him to continually close the gap and his two wins in 2015 mean he’s now just three behind Dunlop and with every chance of joining him on 26 wins. However, he failed to win a race in 2016 – for the first time since 2010 – and was absent in 2017 due to injury so Dunlop’s figure looks out of reach once more. And with the performances of Michael Dunlop and Ian Hutchinson in the 1000cc races, arguably the class McGuinness has the best chance of winning, he may be stuck on 23 wins for a while longer.

Dunlop, Grant and Haslam battling it out in 1980…

Dunlop and McGuinness are comfortably clear of anyone else with Ian Hutchinson next up on 16, the Bingley rider adding two more wins to his collection in 2017 and pulling clear of Mike Hailwood. He too suffered injury though in the Senior race and, for the second time in his career, has a major fight back on his hands as he recovers from another broken leg.

Hutchinson’s tally of 16 puts him one ahead of Michael Dunlop who took another brace in 2017 to climb up to 15 and still only 28, he has years ahead of him so, arguably, has the best chance of one day taking over at the top of the pile.

The success of Hutchinson and Dunlop has pushed the great Hailwood down to fifth overall but the fact his final win was as far back as 1979 showing just how good he was.

Sixth outright now is Kiwi Bruce Anstey, whose two successive TT Zero wins in 2016 and 2017 has put him onto 12 victories and one ahead of two more greats – Steve Hislop and Phillip McCallen – who both recorded 11 victories.

Rider

Wins

1.

Joey Dunlop

26 (1977 – 2000)

2.

John McGuinness

23 (1999 – 2015)

3.

Ian Hutchinson

16 (2007 – 2017)

4.

Michael Dunlop

15 (2009 – 2017)

5.

Mike Hailwood

14 (1961 – 1979)

6.

Bruce Anstey

12 (2002 – 2017)

7.

Steve Hislop

11 (1987 – 1994)

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Phillip McCallen

11 (1992 – 1997)

9.

Stanley Woods

10 (1923 – 1939)

=

Giacomo Agostini

10 (1966 – 1972)

=

Ian Lougher

10 (1990 – 2009)

12.

Charlie Williams

9 (1973 – 1980)

=

David Jefferies

9 (1999 – 2002)

14.

Phil Read

8 (1961 – 1977)

=

Chas Mortimer

8 (1970 – 1978)

=

Jim Moodie

8 (1993 – 2002)

Leading Podium Finishes – Solos (16 podiums or more)

Joey Dunlop may top the chart for the most wins but when it comes to podiums, John McGuinness is the leader with 46 podiums having been taken over a 19-year period, an average of more than two a year.

Dunlop’s 40 podiums were taken over a longer period of 23 years although third place Bruce Anstey’s total of 37 podiums is perhaps more impressive than both Dunlop and McGuinness given that his total is over the shorter period of 16 years.

Ian Lougher took podiums across the classes so it’s no surprise to see him in fourth overall and both Ian Hutchinson and Michael Dunlop continue to move up this particular leaderboard after the 2016 and 2017 races. Hutchinson took 11 successive rostrums from the 2015 Superbike race through to the 2017 Superstock race, a phenomenal achievement, whilst Charlie Williams’ seventh place is particularly impressive given he retired more than three decades ago.

Guy Martin moved up a place in 2017 with his 17th podium coming in the TT Zero race, the Lincolnshire rider being the only rider with 16 podiums or more not to have taken a win, a statistic he doesn’t need reminding of!

Riders

Podiums

1.

John McGuinness

46 (1997 – 2016)

2.

Joey Dunlop

40 (1977 – 2000)

3.

Bruce Anstey

37 (2000 – 2017)

4.

Ian Lougher

29 (1989 – 2009)

5.

Ian Hutchinson

27 (2006 – 2017)

6.

Michael Dunlop

24 (2009 – 2017)

7.

Charlie Williams

20 (1971 – 1984)

8.

Mike Hailwood

19 (1958 – 1979)

=

Steve Hislop

19 (1987 – 1994)

=

Phillip McCallen

19 (1991 – 1999)

=

Tony Rutter

19 (1972 – 1985)

12.

Chas Mortimer

17 (1969 – 1984)

=

Guy Martin

17 (2005 – 2017)

14.

Mick Grant

16 (1972 – 1985)

Statistical information provided by Phil Wain.

Top 25 Fastest Riders – Sidecars

It was way back in 1977 that the first 100mph lap was recorded by a sidecar team, Dick Greasley and Mick Skeels having that particular honour with the 108mph+ record laps of Jock Taylor/Benga Johansson (1982) and Mick Boddice/Chas Birks (1989) remaining in the record books for some time before the F2 class speeds increased.

The honour of the first 110mph lap went to Dave Molyneux/Peter Hill in 1996 and since then, the outright lap record remained in the hands of the Manx contingent right up until 2016 when Ben and Tom Birchall finally reclaimed it for England.

Molyneux held the record from 1996 until 2007 when Nick Crowe and Daniel Sayle set a lap of 116.667mph which looked like it could well last forever as no-one got near it over the next seven years. However, that all changed in 2015 when Molyneux and Ben Binns and the Birchall’s went head to head throughout the second race.

Dave Molyneux with Dan Sayle in 2004

Molyneux and Binns

It was the Manx pairing of Molyneux and Binns that just shaded it in a thrilling final lap only for the Birchall’s to go quicker still in the first race of 2016 although they retired on the final lap. However, they bounced back to win the second with more 116mph+ laps and with John Holden also lapping in excess of 116mph, four crews have now achieved the feat. The most telling aspect of the fastest lap chart is how many times Sayle appears, further adding weight to the argument he’s the greatest TT sidecar passenger ever.

The Birchall’s increased their lap record to even greater heights in 2017, setting the first ever 117mph+ lap around the Mountain Course on three wheels, and with Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney setting their first ever 110mph+ lap, 29 drivers have now achieved this feat.

Driver/ Passenger

Machine

Year

Time

Speed

1.

Ben Birchall/ Tom Birchall

600 Honda

2017

19m19.746s

117.7119

2.

Dave Molyneux/ Ben Binns

600 Suzuki

2015

19m23.056s

116.785

3.

Nick Crowe/ Daniel Sayle

600 Honda

2007

19m24.24s

116.667

4.

John Holden/ Daniel Sayle

600 Suzuki

2015

19m30.520s

116.041

5.

Alan Founds/ Jake Lowther

600 Yamaha

2017

19m39.986s

115.110

6.

Klaus Klaffenbock/ Daniel Sayle

600 Honda

2011

19m43.19s

114.798

7.

Tim Reeves/ Mark Wilkies

600 Honda

2017

19m43.427s

114.078

8.

Conrad Harrison/Mike Aylott

600 Honda

2014

19m44.472s

114.674

9.

Peter Founds/ Jevan Walmsley

600 Suzuki

2017

19m50.661s

114.078

10.

Ian Bell/ Carl Bell

600 Yamaha

2016

19m50.872s

114.058

11.

Phil Dongworth/ Gary Partridge

600 Honda

2009

19m51.01s

114.045

12.

Simon Neary/ Stuart Bond

600 Suzuki

2009

20m02.31s

112.972

13.

Steve Norbury/ Rick Long

600 Yamaha

2008

20m03.78s

112.835

14.

Gary Byran/ Jamie Winn

600 Honda

2013

20m12.160s

112.055

15.

Karl Bennett/ Lee Cain

600 Suzuki

2016

20m12.639s

112.010

16.

Tony Elmer/ Darren Marshall

600 Yamaha

2011

20m13.88s

111.896

17.

Dougie Wright/ Martin Hull

600 Honda

2013

20m14.863s

111.805

18.

Matthew Dix/ Shaun Parker

600 Yamaha

2016

20m16.724s

111.634

19.

Rob Fisher/ Rick Long

600 Honda

2002

20m17.30s

111.580

20.

Allan Schofield/ Peter Founds

600 Suzuki

2007

20m17.99s

111.518

21.

Steve Ramsden/ Matty Ramsden

600 Honda

2016

20m19.422s

111.387

22.

Gary Knight/ Jason Crowe

600 Kawasaki

2015

20m23.351s

111.029

23.

Tony Baker/ Fiona Baker-Milligan

600 Suzuki

2016

20m27.307s

110.672

24.

Lewis Blackstock/ Patrick Rosney

600 Suzuki

2017

20m28.108s

110.599

25.

Nigel Connole/ Jamie Winn

600 Honda

2008

20m28.53s

110.562

Leading winner – Sidecar drivers (3 or more)

When it comes to outright winners in the sidecar class, there’s no doubt Dave Molyneux is head and shoulders above everyone else and his tally of 17 wins – third overall behind Joey Dunlop and John McGuinness – is phenomenal given the fact he’s only had two opportunities a year to add to his total. He’s also missed a number of years when on duty elsewhere so it’s reasonable to suggest he could have topped 20 by now if it wasn’t for that.

Rob Fisher is the next best with 10 wins, the Cumbrian being Molyneux’s main rival throughout the 1990s and early 2000s whilst joint third remains Siegfried Schauzu, Mick Boddice and Dave Saville, the latter’s victories all coming in the Formula Two class.

Ben Birchall moved onto six wins after his double in 2017 and the list below also includes some of the greatest sidecar exponents ever with World Champions Jock Taylor, Klaus Enders, Ben Birchall, Rolf Steinhausen, Max Deubel, Walter Schneider and Klaus Klaffenbock all featuring.

Drivers

Wins

1.

Dave Molyneux

17 (1989 – 2014)

2.

Rob Fisher

10 (1994 – 2002)

3.

Siegfried Schauzu

9 (1967 – 1975)

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Mick Boddice

9 (1983 – 1991)

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Dave Saville

9 (1985 – 1990)

6.

Ben Birchall

6 (2013 – 2017)

7.

Nick Crowe

5 (2005 – 2008)

8.

Klaus Enders

4 (1969 – 1973)

=

Jock Taylor

4 (1980 – 1982)

=

Trevor Ireson

4 (1979 – 1983)

10.

Klaus Klaffenbock

3 (2010 – 2011)

=

Max Deubel

3 (1961 – 1965)

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Walter Schneider

3 (1955 – 1959)

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Rolf Steinhausen

3 (1975 – 1978)

Lowry Burton 1988

Leading winners – Sidecar passengers (3 or more)

Sidecar passengers are a unique breed but there can be no denying they’re as important as the driver when it comes to winning races, especially at the TT. Their knowledge of the course and knowing what the driver is doing, and where, is paramount to their success and whilst some of the passengers below all achieved their success with one driver – Chas Birks, Tom Birchall and Benga Johansson, for example – others haven’t which further proves their credentials.

Leading podium finishes – Sidecar drivers (6 or more)

As expected, Molyneux is again the leading driver when it comes to TT podiums and a phenomenal statistic is that out of the 33 TT Races he’s finished, he’s been on the podium in 30 of them. That also places him joint fourth overall with only McGuinness, Dunlop and Anstey ahead of him, another remarkable feat given he only gets two races a year.

The Manxman is still as quick as ever and although he’s now been competing at the TT for over 30 years, he still has rostrum finishes in him as seen by a third place in 2017. At present, it looks like his tally will never be beaten.

Next up is Mick Boddice whose podium places came over a 17-year period and he’s now only three ahead of third placed John Holden who overhauled Siggi Schauzu, a leading light when the World Championship races were still held on the island, during the 2016 meeting.

Driver

Podiums

1.

Dave Molyneux

30 (1989 – 2017)

2.

Mick Boddice

20 (1978 – 1995)

3.

John Holden

17 (2005 – 2017)

4.

Siegfried Schauzu

14 (1967 – 1976)

5.

Rob Fisher

13 (1994 – 2002)

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Dave Saville

13 (1979 – 1993)

7.

Dick Greasley

11 (1975 – 1984)

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Steve Norbury

11 (2000 – 2007)

=

Nick Croew

11 (1998 – 2008)

10.

Roy Hanks

10 (1981 – 1998)

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Conrad Harrison

10 (2010 – 2017)

12.

Ben Birchall

8 (2012 – 2017)

13.

Kenny Howles

7 (1987 – 1998)

=

Jock Taylor

7 (1978 – 1982

14.

Geoff Bell

6 (1990 – 2000)

=

Lowry Burton

6 (1984 – 1988)

=

Rolf Steinhausen

6 (1973 – 1978)

Leading podium finishers – Sidecar passengers (6 or more)

It’s tight at the top for the highest number of podium finishes by a sidecar passenger but Dan Sayle’s third place in the opening race of 2017 gave him the top spot outright, finally ending Wolfgang Kalauch’s long reign in the number one place.

Sayle’s podiums have home with five different drivers – Dave Molyneux, Klaus Klaffenbock, John Holden, Tim Reeves and Greg Lambert – and covers a 14-year period, two more than German Kalauch. He partnered some of the sport’s greats and his podiums also came with five different drivers – Helmut Fath, Klaus Enders, Rolf Steinhausen, Siegfried Schauzu and Georg Auerbacher, the first three all World Champions.

Andy Winkle strengthened his hold of third overall with his 13th podium in 2017, although this was his first with Conrad Harrison as the previous 12 were with John Holden. Chas Birks achieved all 10 of his podiums with Mick Boddice with Tom Birchall moving onto eight podiums after his double victory with brother Ben in 2017.

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